Years on victims of the bosnian war struggle to find closure as they fight for their day in court. Hello americans will receive their 1st doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine from monday as the u. S. Experiences its toughest period of the pandemic so far the Pfizer Vaccine is being recommended to those aged 16 and alder nearly 300000 people have died of covert 19 in the worlds worst affected nation john hendren has the latest from washington d. C. In the nation most devastated by the Global Pandemic the 1st doses of the 1st approved vaccine or on the move within the next 24 hours they will begin moving vaccine from the Pfizer Manufacturing facility to the u. P. S. And fed ex hopes and then it will go out to the 636. 00 Locations Nationwide the 1st 145. 00 sites in the u. S. Are expected to receive the vaccine on monday with the rest receiving it by wednesday now front line responders like dr ben you sachin colorado will be among the 1st to be vaccinated against cove of 19 i am going to be one of the tips of the spear were the 1st people to step in to help generate these herd immunity which is sold forward to us to get a grip on this terrible disease those 1st vaccinations will happen just days after the u. S. Food and Drug Administration approved it on friday science and data guided the f. D. A. Decision we worked quickly based on the urgency of this pandemic not because of any other extra no pressure that external pressure came from President Trump who on friday tweeted to han to quote get the damn vaccines out now the vaccine has shown to be 95 percent effective in preventing covert 1000. 00 transmission but it must be stored at all true cold temperatures the road to immunity across the u. S. Is likely to be paved with pain and tragedy the head of the u. S. Centers for Disease Control says over the next 60 to 90 days some 3000 americans thats more than were killed in the 911 attacks will die each day of covert 19. Then there are the conspiracy theorists and skeptics who say they will refuse to take it i think sometimes that thing might be a hoops and. I dont think id even pull with it because i dont know one soul. That has this know a lot of people that represents just one of the logistical conundrums for president elect joe biden he has set a goal of inoculating 100000000 americans within 100 days of his inauguration on january 20th John Hendren Al Jazeera washington south korea has reported a 2nd record high corona virus infections rather than a 1000 new cases were confirmed on sunday many in seoul earlier this year south korea was hailed as a success 1st stabilizing the virus without having to shut down the economy but infections are now rising sharply the government has warned it may have to increase restrictions to the highest level drone came as the director general of the International Vaccine institute and he explained why the most vulnerable groups should be prioritized for vaccinations in order to achieve herd immunity. The thing is that you know the only way around the pandemic is is not through treating our way out but to identifying those groups of people who are the highest priority for vaccination so Health Care Workers the elderly and then setting up of prioritization of different segments of the population that need to be vaccinated i think the government here has made a commitment to vaccinate 30000000 people at least which is roughly 60 percent of the population in the hopes that that will achieve what we call her protection that the level of immunity in the community will be sufficient to prevent large operates of coping 1000 from occurring you know whether thats going to happen or not is up and it its a scientific hypothesis its definitely testable i think the other thing to remember is that right now we only have 2 months worth of data on safety and efficacy for these vaccines and so whether its pfizer or moderna or amalia or ash to zeneca we still dont have all the information that we need to say that at 6 months and 12 months these vaccines will continue to be safe and effective we are hoping that they will be theres every suggestion that they will be but we at this point have to say that we dont actually have all the information. Brazil is one of the many countries across latin america pinning its hopes on the promise of mass vaccinations against the corona virus but as people waits the number of deaths and infections is rising to reports from one of sirens. The vaccines are coming thats the reassuring message from leaders across latin america this from the chilean president after meeting regional heads of state in santiago to discuss ensuring comprehensive Vaccination Coverage that no one is left out. Just sort of up and with this will allow us to better control the coronavirus pandemic which also allows us to recover our freedoms and recover the capacity of all people to fulfill and to take forward their dreams and projects mexico is the 4th country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer Vaccine it comes as the number of infections and deaths in mexico continue to rise more than 11000 new daily infections in mexico city has declared a culvert emergency call feeling us heavy and as a last year there i trust to the residents of this city we are on alert because of co that 19 hospitalisations are on the rise and are only only if we all comply will we be able to reduce contagions in the city. A similar grim picture is reported across the region more than 90 percent of intensive care beds in the brazilian cities of Rio De Janeiro and could achieve or occupied this is a 1st as the population needs to do its part as tired as we might be it is important to say that our Health Professionals are exhausted after all these months in this war against the current of our us in this battle for life amid latin american economies being hit hard by the pandemic christmas this year is unlikely to bring much rest bite. Them im not going to buy anything because i cant im unemployed and receiving the governments aid its peanuts. And i cant do much with it so there will be no gifts no christmas. To. Spend less because the future is so unclear its not easy what we really want is that the code vaccine arrives as soon as possible. The vaccines are that light at the end of a long tunnel but it will take time to see there are effects and precautions still need to be taken thats proving a difficult message to drum home. When osiris Afghan Police say 3 people have been killed in attacks in the capital prosecutor was shot dead in the east of kabul in a separate attack 2 people were killed in a bomb blast targeting a member of parliament no group has yet claimed responsibility. Hundreds of students in nigeria are ferry missing after gunmen stormed the secondary school kidnapped a number of children the attackers arrived on motorbikes at the boarding school in king care a district in the northern Katsina State barber and gopal reports these are some of the boys relieved to be going home after the school raid in which many of their friends were taken hostage there leaving behind parents anxiously awaiting for the return of their missing children. Sincerely speaking we here in Katsina State are in a terrifying condition we dont see the value of the government i have a younger brother and a child taken by the kidnappers im from dan jack Katsina State and ive been here in the school since dawn and yet there is no update. Its not clear how many children have been abducted from the all Boys Boarding School Nigerian Police say they forced the gunmen to retreat after engaging them in a shootout for more than one hour but this anger that 6 years up to more than 270. 00 girls were kidnapped by the armed Group Boko Haram at chip uk Nigerian Security forces appear to have once again failed to keep School Children safe for rates to be that we have him a jaw tragedy of. Hundreds and hundreds of students once again in the country is an indication that we learned no lessons from the previous tragedy there is something called assists initiative this government should ask itself how seriously it has to conduct initiatives abductions have become increasingly common in nigeria just 2 days before the School Abduction a village elder along with 20 others was kidnapped in the same state. The governor has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools while the investigations are underway. Ill just sarah. Gray goes a geo political and security analyst at a free politics he says Katsina State has a long way from boko haram as usual area of operation in the northeast its very likely that these are bonded not not because like we saw happen in 2 in 2014 that is because the air off oppression here its. Not with ninja particularly cussing usted and this this disgusting knobs on for us that in northwest andrea is known to have serious. Attacks from from bandits on courtney to groups that dont really have any any my line intention against the states or trying to impose any policy on the situation was understood like we have a book or a criminal element operating freely i would see in north west and europe so even before i have them kidnapping they also have been reports that be particularly invested in illegal mining also to fund the operation of this it will lead to dick to the governor of the offer us its shutting down all my minds just like we saw the governor of cussedness did i will close on boarding schools you know in the state following the u. S. News and attacks the issues you we are losing you reactionary. Booster when it comes to protecting life propriety you know in northwest and. Pretty much yourself and you and your. Still ahead on aljazeera front as well as opposition hold a symbolic vote the people decide if they want president Nicolas Maduro in or out the 1st International Aid convoy reaches the capital of ethiopias war torn gray region. This is what the rainy season looks like in malaysia and indonesia vast amounts of cloud with tops of sun storms everywhere and the heaviest rain likely in places like java west and borneo every now and again we get a bit of a downpour in sudden thailand and you see not before that continues it while you get as far north as bangkok which would be a little unusual this time of the year and this quite good suster that rather cold northeast monsoon which means the showers will pick up on the coast of vietnam and in northern pasta philippines it has been particularly stormy recent iran brisbane one and 100 year event the amount of rain that fell in land and is still stormy across the border into New South Wales as well there are warnings out of another maybe 200. 00 millimeters of rain the waves up to 9 even 10 meters on the coast this is not what you call summary weather but thats what its like at the moment its much finer for the southward surtees in melbourne and adelaide the rain stopped falling around bruton but is there further north up towards darwin probably wanted as well the story weather continues down the coast of New South Wales jury and tomorrow as well ordering cheese to adelaide down to 29 melbourne 13 about purpose pretty woman 30 fine weather in fact. But. Were told technology can help tackle the spread of cold at 19 but all Tech Solutions the best solutions were starting something that seems like its even in Public Health very quickly becomes a measuring people what data is being collected. Ali ray looks at the limits of time and the potential of other creative ways to deal with the issues we face track it when tech tools go viral episode 3 of all hail the lockdown on aljazeera. The. Clothes on the top stories on all just 0 us as you throw out the 1st doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine to the public from monday regulators have cleared the pfizer bio integrity ob for emergency use its being recommended for people aged 16 and about. South korea has reported a 2nd day of record high corona virus infections more than 1000 new cases were confirmed on sunday many in seoul the government has warned it may have to raise restrictions to the highest level. Hundreds of students in nigeria feared missing after gunmen stormed a school in kidnapped a number of children about 800 students attend a school in Katsina State many fledge are in the attack and police say 200 have returned safely. More than half of the 70 countries involved in the un climate talks have unveiled additional goals for 2030 but organizers say its still not enough to stop dangerous Global Warming this century china pledged to speed up the expansion of wind and solar power the u. K. Announced it will no longer fund overseas fossil fuel projects and pakistan says it wont produce additional power based on coal but australia and brazeau both major emitters fail to make our bishops enough pledges to qualify to speak at an online summit and the Outgoing Administration of the us President Donald Trump who pulled washington out of the paris accord didnt take parts so has more. Behind the crisis of a Global Pandemic another danger is waiting in the wings the Climate Emergency fueling Global Warming and according to the United Nations with devastating consequences for humankind if we dont change course we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than city degrees the century again anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency if yes why today i call on only those worldwide to declare a state of Climate Emergency in their countries and you can open to is reached. 5 years on from the launch of the un Climate Summit when 196. 00 countries signed on to prevent the rise in Global Temperatures the organization is sounding the alarm of the failures to curb Greenhouse Gas emissions. West some countries have acted on their commitments others have not one country which has seen the effects of Climate Change is australia the worlds number one exporter of coal its economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuels and over the past 5 years it has moved away from its commitment to cut carbon emissions. In recent years devastating bushfires have ravaged the country set off by record breaking temperatures as well as severe droughts and the us where in the past 4 decades the yearly wildfires in the west have grown 8 times larger the outgoing President Donald Trump controversially pulled the country out of the a court a policy that left many dismayed yet the commitment by president elect joe biden to rejoin the accords was welcomed at the Virtual Summit was a moment we find ourselves in an important moment days after the United States president elect joe biden has expressed his desire to rejoin the Paris Agreement and i really want to tell our american friends welcome back welcome home the impacts of Climate Change have been more evident in recent years from melting ice caps to intense hurricanes and rising sea levels while there have been extra efforts to setup greener forms of energy the question will be how leaders deal with the current economic slump caused by the pandemic will they stick to their promises or will Economic Growth once again take precedence in a world that is experiencing more extreme weather phenomena sun agle aljazeera the u. K. s brecks a negotiator david frost has arrived in brussels the deadline looms to agree trading to euro but britain and the e. U. Have warning the no deal outcome is most likely one of the main sticking points is whether european fishermen will still have access to waters off the u. K. British navy ships are on standby in case of a no drill scenario. Venezuelas opposition says millions of people have taken part in a nonbinding poll called by Opposition Leader 1. 0 photos were asked to support calls for president Nicolas Maduro to step down and hold new elections arline america editor of c. N. N. Reports. The fact that their votes would not be recognized as valid by the man who took the government did not stop these venezuelans from casting ballots in an opposition organized referendum aimed at showing the International Community that they want president Nicolas Maduro out jacki and that is why were plagued by government violence there are armed groups everywhere we need the well to intervene one way or another to end this. Despite reports of armed gangs loyal to mother attacking some of the estimated 3000 makeshift polling stations Opposition Leader one by door said millions had voted online or in person you know they have a look at with this the illegitimate unconstitutional and fraudulent electoral process carried out last sunday by madeira has been defeated. Here in chile the turnout was very low the same in colombia home to the narges to venezuela an expat community. Of position leader Leopoldo Lopez who escaped venezuela 2 months ago was in bogota to send a message that Stronger International sanctions and coordination are needed to obtain what he says is the main goal free and fair president ial elections what else can the International Community do short of an invasion to dislodge nicholas will theres a lot more that can be done a lot more pressure diplomatic pressure the use of sanctions with Strategic Focus the political pressure the pressure to isolate my gold oh i see what it is a criminal and i can tell you something the c. A that we will continue to go forward we will continue to do whatever. Takes in order to promote freedom and free elections in venezuela because we dont have another option and the other option is to surrender and we wont surrender. Perhaps not but more and more venezuelans are leaving the country rather than fighting for change at home and after nearly 2 years of failed attempts to force out little rekindling face in the current opposition strategy they take more than a symbolic referendum to see in human aljazeera santiago Indonesian Police say theyve arrested a man believed to be the leader of an Al Qaeda Linked group. Carney and was taken into custody on thursday following a raid at a house in sumatra island he suspected of being involved in the making of bombs used in a series of attacks including the 2002 bali bombings which killed over 200. 00 people as well as a hotel attack in jakarta in 2003 the Us Government has adopted a new map of morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara the decision to recognize robot sovereignty over the region came as part of a washington brokered deal for morocco to normalize relations with israel the Pro Independence paula sariel fronts and algeria as Prime Minister have both condemned the move International Aid has arrived in the ethiopian city at the center for recent fighting a convoy of trucks in the red cross is distributing medicines and other supplies to hospitals m a kelly and the Northern Tier a region alexey obrien reports. Precious cargo carefully packed and headed for may calais a city thats been cut off from International Help for weeks inside these boxes is aid made since Surgical Supplies and disinfectants reference was. Has been unable to function fully. Drop some supplies for over a month now dealing with a large number of trauma patients but also the. Chronic care patients delivering babies meghalaya is the capital of ethiopias northern to cry region that became the frontline and a power struggle between the Central Government and regional authorities. Ethiopias army says its captured nicolay and declared victory forces from the to cry Peoples Liberation front say theyre still fighting back each regards the other as illegal and the conflict has threatened to destabilize the country and its neighbors i will and 50000 refugees have sought shelter across the border and slow down many terrified and traumatized. And more evidence is emerging of mess killings in the region this man tells of a message in the town of make khadra november so now after the fighting began. They just hit everybody they slaughtered them with knives they cut them here with a machete there was so much killing a saw about 300 to 400 people who were dead and it didnt make any of this video said to show the aftermath of the attack which refugees like to blame on the military ethiopias government though says to gray and forces were behind it an Informal Group of youths. Who are supported by militias and police they say is that attacks but having said that i would also like to point out. As i said earlier the reports that we have so far released is preliminary and. Last month Prime Minister ahmed denied any civilians had been killed by his forces during the operation. But some analysts suggest thousands of people have died its hard to confirm whats actually happening the governments restricted access to the region and theres been a Communications Blackout Rights Groups are calling for an independent investigation and say while this 1st convoy of International Aid to to cry is a step forward its not enough they warn of an all out humanitarian crisis both in ethiopia and across the border whether now you know what we dont have any plans for the future everything we worked for is now useless we are just a sleeping on the ground without even a change of clothes life for these people is on hold and they feel scared and far from home. Brian aljazeera the lawyer representing the family of an italian student tortured and murdered an injured turns welcomed what she calls a new chapter in the investigation on thursday its alyan prosecutors announced plans to charge for senior members of egypts Security Services over the killing of 28 year old joy origine his body was found in a ditch outside cairo in 2016 protests against proposed security laws have been taking place in cities across france the law would restrict publication of photos or videos of on Duty Officers protests against the bill intensified last month after footage emerged of 3 policemen assaulting a black man. The war in bosnia ended 25 years ago but for many there is still a quest for justice nearly 600 people are awaiting trial following the closer of the war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia in the hague bosnian courts have now taken over the Legal Process tony berkley reports from in central bosnia that was the scene of one of the atrocities in the war. Is a small village with a dark past it was where one of the biggest atrocities that involves doing war happened 116 muslim men women and children killed by Bosnian Croat forces the men were shot the women and children were herded into basements that within satellite a small room with photos next to the last documents that terrible day in april 1993 today much of the village has been repaired but the psychological damage hasnt let this be misunderstood when my dad was 73 when he was killed he was weak and disabled it is really difficult to understand how the human mind is capable of Something Like that abdullah as mother and 3 sisters died in a burning basement his father and brother were executed he was shot through the head but he survived and play dead he gave evidence of the war crimes tribunals in the hague and hopes for justice speak questions regarding really means innocent doggedly all of us who testified tried to present all facts we had and we hope that the perpetrators will be convicted and some were but we dont believe that the sentences were strong enough. All these villagers lost family members in the attack and feel that more need to face justice the war crimes tribunals started in 1903 with a budget of 270000 dollars by the time it wound up 24 years later the annual cost was around 270000161. 00 people were tried and 90 were found guilty now bosnian courts of continuing war crimes trials 25 years after the war ended and there are still nearly 600. 00 people facing war crimes charges in bosnia and many more with blood on their hands are still walking free and thats not making the reconciliation process any easier an estimated 150 Bosnian Croat to said have taken part in the uk me attack 10 were convicted but 3 fighters were later acquitted on appeal they are back living in the area and lisa lost her father and 47 members of a close and extended family that day she points out where the accused men lived. Immersions our wyoming when we see them and their children where both parents love the last hours they killed ours their families are whole and together and thank god it is like that we lost our loved ones there is no clear black and white in war every side has faced charges Bosnian Serbs have been accused of the majority of war crimes they say innocent serbs civilians of also being killed and theyve been wrongly portrayed as the bad guys victims are victims on each side and in the disability war between 1985 degrees no innocent people innocent sides just 47 Bosnian Serbs have been found guilty of killing the 8000 muslim men and boys in stride beneath in 1995. But i know that the elements an ideal image justice is only partially been served but i hope justice will be served and its entirety we have been waiting 25 years for it. Some are trying to heal the wounds with the young this is a project called the house of good tones instructor needs that brings together both muslims and also look serbs in the hope that one day they can find the reconciliation and harmony which is alluding their parents Tony Berkeley aljazeera central bosnia. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera the u. S. Is due to roll out the 1st doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine to the public from monday regulators have cleared the pfizer bio untag job for emergency use for people age 16 and above the virus has killed nearly 300000 people
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